Assault on Campogrotta

Prequel: Brass on the Iron Road On the ancient dwarf road between Karak Borgo and Campogrotta, Summer 2403 It had been half an hour since the army came to a halt, each company wheeling to the right to occupy the patch of ground beside the road. The days of marching were long, but not too […]

THE SECOND ASSAULT ON VIADAZA, THE BATTLE, PART FOUR (Final Part)

Just as Father Carradalio was about to order his regiment to charge through the broken gate, Brother Vincenzo shouted, “No, Father! They are waiting in strength.” He had seen the undead horse soldiers massed within and knew that if any who entered there would likely be cut down to a man. Father Carradalio nodded, then […]

The Second Assault on Viadaza, The Battle, Part Three

Now the Holiest of armies launched several charges. In such close proximity to the foe, the dedicant crossbow could not restrain themselves and so charged into the newly raised zombies despite the entreaties of their shepherd to restrain themselves. Despite their small size their flagellations caused the death of four of their own number, and […]

The Second Assault on Viadaza, The Battle, Part Two

Turns 1 and 2 As the huge siege tower trundled on, the cultists to its left marched more speedily, soon catching up with it. In the centre of the field the generalis praepositus wasted no time in ordering his own regiment of cultists on, towards the gate and mob of stinking undead guards. As they […]

The Second Assault on Viadaza, The Battle

Summer IC2403 Part One: Deployment and Vanguard Moves Once more Viadaza was to be the site of bloody conflict. In Autumn 2401 the dead had risen to tear their way through the streets until there were none alive in the entire city. In Summer 2402 Arch-Lector Calictus II’s grand army had broken through the walls […]

Tilean Campaign Part 19

The Second Assault Upon Viadaza Prequel Excerpt from: The Holiest of Armies, A History of the Disciplinati di Morr As spring came to a close in the year 2403, it had seemed inevitable that bloody, civil war would engulf the city state of Remas, despite the threats presented by both Razger’s brutes and the vampire […]

A Letter from Antonio Mugello

(Tilean Campaign) Summer 2403 A Letter from Antonio Mugello to my most noble Lord Lucca Vescucci of Verezzo Summer 2403 I pray to all the gods that you, my lord, are well and that the realm of Verezzo remains untouched by the brute hands that have so ravaged the city states to the north and […]

Glammerscale and the Brabanzon

(Tilean Campaign) The End of Spring, IC2403 Part 8. Glammerscale and the Brabanzon The wizard-dwarf Glammerscale had found his time in Karak Borgo irksome. Rather than complain, however, he had taken to announcing, in as breezy a tone as he could muster: “A change is as good as a break”. Eventually, one of the mountain […]

Tilean Campaign Part 18

(Tilean Campaign) The End of Spring, IC2403 – Part 7. Mangled Facts “They didn’t slurp it all then?” said Frokkit, peering into the topless barrel whilst clutching his vicious billhook as a support. His spiked helm threatened to topple in, but he pulled back just before it did. “No, they didn’t,” said Pooshin. “Didn’t even touch […]

They were going the other way!

(Tilea Campaign) The End of Spring, IC2403 Part Six: They were going the other way! As always, they were riding a little way ahead of the army, scouting out the intended route. Being the Compagnia’s fastest troops, well-mounted but lightly armoured, it had always been their job to act as outriders and scouts, and they […]